page_title: Macedonians (ethnic group)
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Macedonians (ethnic group) / Culture / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: Macedonian girls in traditional folk costumes
context_page_description: Macedonians are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the region of Macedonia in South-East Europe. They speak the Macedonian language, a South Slavic language. About two thirds of all ethnic Macedonians live in North Macedonia and there are also communities in a number of other countries.
context_section_description: The typical Macedonian village house is influelnced by Ottoman Architecture .Presented as a construction with two floors, with a hard facade composed of large stones and a wide balcony on the second floor. In villages with predominantly agricultural economy, the first floor was often used as a storage for the harvest, while in some villages the first floor was used as a cattle-pen.
  The stereotype for a traditional Macedonian city house is a two-floor building with white façade, with a forward extended second floor, and black wooden elements around the windows and on the edges.
caption: Macedonian girls in traditional folk costumes.
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